Inna Hanson
Nuevo Cine Mexicano
Y Tu Mamá También
(Y tu mamá también)
Two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn about life — and each other.
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- Mexico • 2001
- Director Alfonso Cuarón
- Cast Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Diana Bracho, Verónica Langer, María Aura
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Hulu
Amores Perros
(Amores perros)
Love. Betrayal. Death.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Mexico • 2000
- Director Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Vanessa Bauche, Goya Toledo, Alvaro Guerrero, Emilio Echevarría, Jorge Salinas
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, Freevee, Hoopla
Pan's Labyrinth
(El laberinto del fauno)
What happens when make-believe believes it's real?
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- Mexico, Spain • 2006
- Director Guillermo del Toro
- Cast Ivana Baquero, Maribel Verdú, Sergi López, Doug Jones, Ariadna Gil, Álex Angulo
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, War
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Roma
A meditative portrait of a domestic worker's journey through adversity in turbulent 1970s Mexico City.
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- Mexico, United States • 2018
- Director Alfonso Cuarón
- Cast Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey, Carlos Peralta, Marco Graf, Daniela Demesa
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Like Water for Chocolate
(Como agua para chocolate)
In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Mexico • 1992
- Director Alfonso Aráu
- Cast Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné, Ada Carrasco, Mario Iván Martínez, Claudette Maillé
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Hoopla
Güeros
Being young and not being a revolutionary is a contradiction.
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- Mexico • 2015
- Director Alonso Ruizpalacios
- Cast Tenoch Huerta, Leonardo Ortizgris, Sebastián Aguirre, Ilse Salas, Sophie Alexander-Katz
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Pluto TV, Kanopy
Midaq Alley
(El Callejón de los Milagros)
Three diverse perspectives from a group of men and women who cross paths in Mexico City.
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- Mexico • 1995
- Director Jorge Fons
- Cast Ernesto Gómez Cruz, María Rojo, Salma Hayek, Bruno Bichir, Delia Casanova, Margarita Sanz
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VIX , Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Museo
Based on the largest heist in Mexico's history.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Mexico • 2018
- Director Alonso Ruizpalacios
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Leonardo Ortizgris, Alfredo Castro, Lisa Owen, Leticia Brédice, Ilse Salas
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Cronos
The more he uses the device, the younger he becomes...but nothing comes without a price.
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- Mexico • 1993
- Director Guillermo del Toro
- Cast Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Margarita Isabel, Tamara Shanath, Mario Iván Martínez
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Crime of Padre Amaro
(El Crimen del Padre Amaro)
Lead us not into temptation...
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- Mexico, Spain, Argentina • 2002
- Director Carlos Carrera
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Gastón Melo
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VIX , Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
The Untamed
(La región salvaje)
Hypnotic, perturbing, and enthralling, The Untamed combines a suspenseful family drama with truly bizarre elements of science fiction and horror.
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- Mexico, Denmark, France • 2016
- Director Amat Escalante
- Cast Kenny Johnston, Simone Bucio, Jesús Meza, Ruth Ramos, Eden Villavicencio
- Genre Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Presumed Guilty
(Presunto Culpable)
Two young Mexican attorneys attempt to exonerate a man, but end up exposing a broken judicial system.
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- Mexico • 2008
- Director Roberto Hernández, Geoffrey Smith
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
Celebrating Setsuko Hara
No Regrets for Our Youth
(わが青春に悔なし)
Yukie, the daughter of a university professor, is shocked when her father is relieved of his post for his political teachings and leftist beliefs.
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- Japan • 1946
- Director Akira Kurosawa
- Cast Setsuko Hara, Susumu Fujita, Denjirō Ōkōchi, Haruko Sugimura, Eiko Miyoshi, Akitake Kôno
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
The Ball at the Anjo House
(安城家の舞踏会)
After WWII, the noble Anjo family is left impoverished, and decides to hold one last ball before selling their mansion.
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- Japan • 1947
- Director Kōzaburō Yoshimura
- Cast Setsuko Hara, Yumeko Aizome, Osamu Takizawa, Masayuki Mori, Masao Shimizu, Takashi Kanda
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Late Spring
(晩春)
Widower Shukichi feels obligated to marry off his only daughter.
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- Japan • 1949
- Director Yasujirō Ozu
- Cast Chishū Ryū, Setsuko Hara, Yumeji Tsukioka, Haruko Sugimura, Hohi Aoki, Jun Usami
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Plex, Plex Channel
Tokyo Story
(東京物語)
Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, journey to visit their adult children in Tokyo.
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- Japan • 1953
- Director Yasujirō Ozu
- Cast Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura, Sō Yamamura, Kuniko Miyake
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
The Idiot
(白痴)
A love triangle has tragic consequences.
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- Japan • 1951
- Director Akira Kurosawa
- Cast Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshirō Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Takashi Shimura, Chieko Higashiyama
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
Early Summer
(麦秋)
28-year-old Noriko's parents pressure her to marry in postwar Japan.
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- Japan • 1951
- Director Yasujirō Ozu
- Cast Setsuko Hara, Chishū Ryū, Chikage Awashima, Kuniko Miyake, Ichirô Sugai, Chieko Higashiyama
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Tokyo Twilight
(東京暮色)
Two sisters discover the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot take the truth of being abandoned as a child.
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- Japan • 1957
- Director Yasujirō Ozu
- Cast Setsuko Hara, Ineko Arima, Chishū Ryū, Isuzu Yamada, Teiji Takahashi, Masami Taura
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Tubi TV, Plex, Plex Channel
Sound of the Mountain
(山の音)
An aging businessman watches the marriage of his son and daughter-in-law fall apart.
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- Japan • 1954
- Director Mikio Naruse
- Cast Setsuko Hara, Sō Yamamura, Ken Uehara, Yōko Sugi, Teruko Nagaoka, Yatsuko Tan'ami
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
The End of Summer
(小早川家の秋)
The Kohayakawa family is thrown into distress when childlike father Manbei takes up with his old mistress.
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- Japan • 1961
- Director Yasujirō Ozu
- Cast Ganjiro Nakamura, Setsuko Hara, Yôko Tsukasa, Michiyo Aratama, Keiju Kobayashi, Masahiko Shimazu
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kanopy, Criterion Channel
Late Autumn
(秋日和)
A mother gently tries to persuade her daughter to marry.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 1960
- Director Yasujirō Ozu
- Cast Setsuko Hara, Yôko Tsukasa, Mariko Okada, Keiji Sada, Miyuki Kuwano, Shinichirô Mikami
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Here's to the Young Lady
(お嬢さん乾杯)
A young woman from an established family seeks out the self-made owner of a car shop for a husband.
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- Japan • 1949
- Director Keisuke Kinoshita
- Cast Shūji Sano, Setsuko Hara, Chieko Higashiyama, Keiji Sada, Takeshi Sakamoto, Sachiko Murase
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
Millennium Actress
(千年女優)
A documentary filmmaker interviews an aged actress about her legendary career.
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- Japan • 2002
- Director Satoshi Kon
- Cast Miyoko Shoji, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa, Shozo Iizuka, Masaya Onosaka, Showko Tsuda
- Genre Animation, Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, Crunchyroll, RetroCrush Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Retrocrush, AsianCrush, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Shout! Factory TV, Freevee, Cineverse
Muay Thai and Silat: Celebrating Southeast Asia's Diverse Traditions of Martial Arts
BuyBust
A special forces team is sent to snuff out a drug den, but find themselves trapped inside it after being set-up and betrayed.
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- Philippines • 2018
- Director Erik Matti
- Cast Anne Curtis, Brandon Vera, Joross Gamboa, Mara Lopez, Nonie Buencamino
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Deed of Death
(Geran)
After their younger brother is taken hostage, two siblings must rescue him and reclaim their inheritance.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Malaysia • 2019
- Director Areel Abu Bakar
- Cast Namron, Khoharullah Majid, Feiyna Tajudin, Fad Anuar, Taiyuddin Bakar
- Genre Action, Crime, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hi-YAH, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, VIX , Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Dangerous Flowers
(ไฉไล)
A team of five female martial artists must rescue a young girl.
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- Thailand • 2006
- Director Poj Arnon
- Cast Jintara Poonlarp, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Supakson Chaimongkol, Kessarin Ektawatkul, Bunyawan Pongsuwan, Kris Srepoomseth
- Genre Action, Comedy
- Available on Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Hoopla, Plex Channel
The Protector
(ต้มยำกุ้ง)
A Thai elephant breeder must travel to Australia and battle a crime ring in order to retrieve his stolen elephants.
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- Thailand, United States, Hong Kong • 2005
- Director Prachya Pinkaew
- Cast Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Jin Xing, Nathan Jones, Johnny Trí Nguyễn
- Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Plex, Plex Channel
Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior
(Ong Bak)
A young martial artist takes on the underworld to retrieve a stolen sacred Buddha.
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- Thailand • 2003
- Director Prachya Pinkaew
- Cast Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Suchao Pongwilai, Chumphorn Thepphithak, Cheathavuth Watcharakhun
- Genre Action, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, DistroTV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Yasmine
A Bruneian teenager defies her strict father by training to become a silat champion.
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- Brunei • 2014
- Director Siti Kamaluddin
- Cast Liyana Yus, Mentari De Marelle, Aryl Falak, Jazz Hayat, Nabila Huda, Agus Kuncoro
- Genre Action, Drama
- Available on Kanopy, Hoopla
The Golden Cane Warrior
(Pendekar Tongkat Emas)
After a villainous betrayal, a group of martial artists search for the only person who can unlock the Golden Cane.
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- Indonesia • 2014
- Director Ifa Isfansyah
- Cast Eva Celia, Nicholas Saputra, Reza Rahadian, Tara Basro, Christine Hakim, Slamet Rahardjo
- Genre Action, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Hoopla, Hi-YAH, Plex, Plex Channel
Headshot
A young man with amnesia must defend himself and the doctor who saved his life from vicious gang members.
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- Indonesia • 2016
- Director Timo Tjahjanto, Kimo Stamboel
- Cast Iko Uwais, Chelsea Islan, Sunny Pang, Julie Estelle, David Hendrawan, Very Tri Yulisman
- Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Hoopla
The Night Comes for Us
A Triad assassin fights to rescue a young girl.
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- Indonesia, United States • 2018
- Director Timo Tjahjanto
- Cast Joe Taslim, Iko Uwais, Asha Kenyeri Bermudez, Sunny Pang, Salvita Decorte, Abimana Aryasatya
- Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Wiro Sableng: 212 Warrior
(Wiro Sableng: Pendekar Kapak Maut Naga Geni 212)
A young martial artist is tasked by his master to track down her treacherous former student.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Indonesia • 2018
- Director Angga Dwimas Sasongko
- Cast Vino G. Bastian, Sherina Munaf, Yayan Ruhian, Cecep Arif Rahman, Marsha Timothy, Yayu A.W. Unru
- Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Merantau
A young man from the countryside uses his skills in silat martial arts to survive the slave trade.
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- Indonesia • 2009
- Director Gareth Evans
- Cast Iko Uwais, Chika Jessica, Christine Hakim, Mads Koudal, Yusuf Aulia, Alex Abbad
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, DistroTV, Hoopla, Plex Channel
The Raid
(Serbuan maut)
A rookie cop must step up and defeat a crime lord after his fellow team members are captured.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Indonesia, France, United States • 2011
- Director Gareth Evans
- Cast Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetapy, Pierre Gruno
- Genre Action, Thriller, Crime
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Pluto TV